To teachers goes my undying gratitude. Teaching is first and foremost the most noble profession. Teachers are the lodestar. I believe they should be elevated above all others. — Gerda Weissmann Klein
1. Before watching the video, read and reflect upon these questions. As you watch the documentary, think about the questions and make connections between them and any other knowledge/experience you may have.
Reflection Questions:
How can individuals and societies remember and commemorate difficult histories?
What is the purpose of remembering? What are the consequences for forgetting?
During the Holocaust, what strategies were used to create distinctions between “us” and “them”? What were the consequences of these distinctions?
What are the costs of injustice, hatred and bigotry?
What choices do people make in the face of injustice? What obstacles keep individuals from getting involved in their communities and larger world? What factors encourage participation?
2. Watch the Documentary, One Survivor Remembers. Link to video (42 minutes): One Survivor Remembers
3. Assignment: You are to write a 5-10 sentence summary of your thoughts to the questions below. These statements are to be written in the discussion area below for your group. This is to be done by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 31. You are to respond to ONE OF your group members by 3:00 p.m. on Wed., April 2.
What feelings did you experience as you watched the video?
What did you learn that you didn't already know from your own social studies/history classes?
Why do you think that you hadn't heard this before?
How effective is viewing a video/movie as a teaching tool for social studies? (consider both the cognitive and affective domains)
To teachers goes my undying gratitude. Teaching is first and foremost the most noble profession. Teachers are the lodestar. I believe they should be elevated above all others. — Gerda Weissmann Klein
1. Before watching the video, read and reflect upon these questions. As you watch the documentary, think about the questions and make connections between them and any other knowledge/experience you may have.
Reflection Questions:
How can individuals and societies remember and commemorate difficult histories?
What is the purpose of remembering? What are the consequences for forgetting?
During the Holocaust, what strategies were used to create distinctions between “us” and “them”? What were the consequences of these distinctions?
What are the costs of injustice, hatred and bigotry?
What choices do people make in the face of injustice? What obstacles keep individuals from getting involved in their communities and larger world? What factors encourage participation?
2. Watch the Documentary, One Survivor Remembers. Link to video (42 minutes): One Survivor Remembers
3. Assignment: You are to write a 5-10 sentence summary of your thoughts to the questions below. These statements are to be written in the discussion area below for your group. This is to be done by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 31. You are to respond to ONE OF your group members by 3:00 p.m. on Wed., April 2.